Where does “freguesía” come from?

freguesía (Galician) comes from Galician fregués, from Old Portuguese feegres, from Latin fil(ius) ecclesiae.

freguesía (Galician): parish

Definitions

  1. parish

Ancestry of “freguesía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfreguésparishioner
2Old Portuguesefeegres—
3Latinfil(ius) ecclesiae—

Words derived from “freguesía”

Every word from Latin fil(ius) ecclesiae →Every word from Old Portuguese feegres →Every word from Galician fregués →